The Akkadians (Assyrians and Babylonians) as well as the Sumerians we're all attracted to the Mesopotamian area in general due to it being between the Tigris an

The Akkadians (Assyrians and Babylonians) as well as the Sumerians we're all attracted to the Mesopotamian area in general due to it being between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. They flooded on regular intervals, thus creating fertile land despite the general desert like climate.